In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more. 

This paper explains how ProStrategy Colman, an IBM Business Partner, helped BMR become the first company in Europe to implement IBM Cognos Express – an all-in-one business intelligence and planning solution designed for mid-sized companies. Continue reading to learn how BMR toned up its sales performance with advanced analytics. 

This global benchmarking study from ESI international identifies the key challenges and successes experienced by project and programme management offices (PMO) and draws recommendations for the future. 

Drawing on more than 25 years of leadership in adaptive IT systems, HP now accelerates the creation of virtual resource pools by converging the capabilities of blade systems, mission-critical systems, and scale out systems across the HP ProLiant, Integrity, Integrity NonStop, StorageWorks, and Networking portfolios. 

<p>This report draws on American Shipper's benchmarking series and highlights actionable best practices for professionals involved in global supply chain management. This includes suggestions for improving processes, addressing technology, and ultimately delivering better results. </p> 

When IT resources are pulled into drawn-out identity management tasks such as service level agreements, internal policies, etc., it means less time developing high-value innovations for future agency initiatives. Read this white paper and see how IBM can help your federal agency centralize and automate your repetitive processes. 

This edition of the CEM e-zine examines the role social media can play in your company. Learn how Major League Baseball is capitalizing on this revolution to fill its stands even during the darkest of times of the season, why Pinterest is such a success and how Dell measures it's social media success by tracking 22,000 daily online comments. 

This book serves as an exhaustive guide to the SOA implementation journey, providing answers to 100 questions on topics ranging from the basics to highly specific areas like governance and information management. 

This small business report looks at the degree to which small businesses are sharing data, the ways in which they are doing so and the real and perceived risks. It shows how these risks can be mitigated. 

This report has been created by drawing together a series of 12 articles Quocirca wrote for SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.UK.  The articles look at the various aspects of creating a strategy for a flexible and effective data centre aimed at providing a platform to carry the business forwards. 

View this presentation to discover why it's so important for software development organizations to focus on design and adopt 5 imperatives for effective application lifecycle management (ALM) in order to manage lifecycle complexity, improve product quality, reduce costs and increase collaboration across the entire team. 

Read this article to discover the procurement software licensing and deployment options available and learn what business factors will help you determine the best approach for your company.